The improvement and export potential of Bali cattle (Bos bibos-banteng)

P.M. Packard

Advisory Services Division, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Auckland

Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production. 1983, 43: 183-184

From 1977/82 significant improvement has been achieved in the Bali Cattle Development Project - 5 kg, 6 kg and 22 kg improvement in weaning, yearling and rising 2-year-old live weights respectively and 21% improvement in calving percentage.

Establishment of a central breeding herd of elite Bali cows is planned with top performance and progeny tested bulls being made available to the local farmers through artificial breeding.

The unique qualities of Bali cattle enhances its export potential throughout many tropical and subtropical countries of South-East Asia and the Pacific.

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